Travel/Festivals

In my first year of teaching, the superintendent of schools told us the following: “You can lead a horse to water; you can’t make him drink. But you...

Clarity comes in surprising places. This summer I spent a week at Boy Scout camp in the forest of northern Wisconsin. My son is working towards his Eagle...

It was one of those moments where stubbornness and inexperience collided head on.

Finally—summer. Congratulations…you have made it to the end of the school year and survived the sprint of final concerts, finishing grades, graduation, festival performances, spring musical, and any...

We all know the benefits of learning and performing music. Playing an instrument in an ensemble can improve a person’s sense of belonging and feeling of community, improve...

A story was relayed to me by a band director friend. She was at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago, and while walking through McCormick Place overheard a portion...

In this final (for now, anyway) installment of this series, we’ll discuss some myths related to motorcoach travel and expectations at hotels when traveling with your ensemble.

In the last issue we started to tackle some budget-related student travel myths, to help you as a director better address many of the typical questions parent boosters...

About a year ago in this column, we ran an article about the advantages of early planning in relation to performance travel.

This issue of SBO Magazine is the 20th annual salute to “50 Directors Who Make a Difference.”